Inpatient Rehab





Inpatient Rehab

Inpatient rehab is the treatment option that people are more familiar with because of the publicity created by celebrities who attend luxury residential centers. However, inpatient treatment is not only available to the rich and famous, and there is far more to it than the media portrays.

What Happens in Inpatient Rehab?

Inpatient rehab is the most in-depth and intensive treatment option that is available to addicts. Once they are enrolled, the focus is on treatment every hour throughout the duration of treatment. The lack of distraction is a great benefit in and of itself, but there are also a number of additional things that take place in inpatient treatment that benefit recovery. These include:

  • Counseling sessions with a therapist or addiction counselor to reveal the root causes of addiction and begin to work through them
  • Sessions to help patients learn how to cope with stressful situations without drug use or alcohol abuse
  • Group counseling sessions for peer support
  • Led activities that benefit physical and mental wellness like weight training, yoga, meditation, crafts, cooking and more
  • Medical detox services (in some cases)

What Are the Benefits of Inpatient Rehab?

There are some specific benefits of inpatient rehab that patients can receive from the simple format of a program.

  • There are no distractions as individuals are removed from family, friends and situations that might encourage their drug use.
  • Treatment support is available at all times, 24/7.
  • Family counseling is offered to help loved ones adjust and provide support.
  • Addicts have the opportunity to learn coping skills before they return to the real world where they feel pressure.
  • The environment is a comfortable one where there is no judgment.

The above are a few of the benefits that individuals receive from attending an inpatient treatment center versus an outpatient option.

Who Needs Inpatient Rehab?

All addicts can benefit from inpatient rehab treatment, but there are some who truly require this type of recovery program. Individuals whose addictions meet the following criteria need to choose an inpatient treatment program:

  • Individuals abusing a drug that is highly physically addictive – one that comes accompanied with withdrawal symptoms
  • Those who have had a history of drug relapse
  • Addicts who have negative environments around them at home that they cannot escape
  • Individuals exposed to the substance they abuse on a day-to-day basis
  • Individuals who have lifestyles as outlined above will find that inpatient treatment is truly their only effective treatment option.

What Does Inpatient Treatment Cost?

It is important that individuals are familiar with the costs of treatment when they are ready to explore their options. Inpatient treatment is more expensive than outpatient treatment. There are facilities that offer treatment at lower costs, and others that cost more. The specific costs depend entirely on the amenities that a facility offers.

What addicts should be aware of is that there are options for covering drug treatment at an inpatient center if they don’t think it is affordable.

  • There are subsidized rehab programs.
  • There are programs that are covered by charities.
  • They are programs that are offered on a sliding scale.

Inpatient Long-Term Rehabilitation

Care at an inpatient long-term residential program is provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Drug addiction recovery in a residential community consists of counselors and others who are attending the same program. This type of rehabilitation program typically runs anywhere from several months to a year or more.

Residential care is conducted in non-clinical settings which are also known as therapeutic communities. These types of programs may also include additional aspects to their treatment strategies such as social education.

Inpatient Short-Term Rehabilitation

This type of treatment program is different from other types of programs. Individuals who attend an inpatient short-term rehab center are provided with substance abuse treatment for approximately 30 days. Typically this form of recovery is run by medical professionals and trained counselors. The primary focus of inpatient short-tem rehabilitation is on medical stabilization, abstinence, and lifestyle changes. Care at an inpatient short-term rehab provides the individual with concentrated but short (hence the name) help that is primarily founded in a modified 12-step approach.

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